Fertilizer-distributer.



w. E. WARNER. PERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEB..'

vrAPPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1902.

I V I @TQS W. E. WARNER. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1902. y v

899,580. 'Patented sept. 29, 1908.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT ormon- WARREN E. WARNER, OF- SYRACSE, NEW` YORK,ASSIGNOR TO KEMP & BURPEE MAN- UFACTURING/COMPANY, OF .SYRAGUSE, NEWYORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Specification. of l:Letters Patent. Application led September 19, 1902.Serial No. 124,033. i

Patented sept. 29, 190s.

To all 'whom it may concern: 'I

Beit known that I, WARREN EKWARNER', of Syracuse in the county ofOnondaga and State ofNew York, have invented a certain new and usefulFertilizer-Distributer, of

lwhich the following is aspeciiication.

construction of the -component" parts of av fertilizer-distributer, aslhereinafter fully l 1n describing this invention, referencev i's had tothe accompanying drawings, forming.y

part of this specification, invwhich like -letters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views. f V y i Figure 1 `is a sideelevation of my fertilizerdistributer partlyr in section, looking in-ywardly. Fig. 2 is a4 side elevation looking in the opposite direction.Figs.. 3 and 4jare.

enlarged detail views. 4 l,

My fertilizer-distributer; embodies, essentially, a body or'box A, 'amovable bottom B, actuating mechanism for themovable botl tom, andmeans. for moving theactuating k mechanism out of operative connectionwith.

' for permitting the speed of travel of the bot-` the movable bottom andcoperatingv with said actuating'mechanism forchangin'g the speed ofthemovable bottom while `the fertilizer-distributer is in operation. j

The body A is of any desirable form, size and construction, and is'mounted-on the.

wheels a. The movable bottom B is also of any desirable form, size andconstruction,

and is ere shown as consisting of strips b secured to an endless beltb', the outer' ends l of the strips being engaged with antifrictionmembers? Saidbelt b is movable over the pulleps mounted on the shafts d2di which are Varranged at opposite ends ofthe bodyorboxA. 'n

The actuating mechanism for the movable bottom is preferably driven fromthe rear axle of the vehicle, and includes novel means tom to bevariedduringthe o eration of the yfertilizer distributer, and wit outrequiring the dismounting of the operator. This novel mechanism includesgenerally' a drivingelement operating. in a fixed position or plane,provided with a plurality of differential drive surfaces andtransmitting means havingan element movable in two directions at anglesto each other, .'so that it may be shifted into and out of theplane ofoperation of 'said drive surfaces in one movement,'and

out of register with one of said surfaces, and l into' registerwith-another in its other movement in order that the same may be firstjshifted entirely out of engagement with the i drive device andthereafter shifted into position to engage with the desired drivesurface,

when the element is again brought into the '65 plane of operation of thedrive devices. It further includes` generally mechanism for Jshiftingthe 'movable element of the transo intermeshes with a gear c, fixed totheaxle C of the rear wheels of the vehicle. v

, The differential drive surfaces d3 of the d isk d are located on th'einner face thereof, are arranged concentric to its axis, and arepreferablyl formed by gear rims arranged varying distances from the axisof the disk, as shown in Fig. 1.

The transmitting mechanism includes a shaft d?, carrying a gear d10, atone end inter- .meshing with the gear b4 on the shaft '(12, and itfurther includes a gear d mounted on the shaft ds to have movementlengthwise of the same independent thereof, but cou led tothe j shaft,so vthat the two rotate togeter. One

means for so mounting the gearfd" on the shaft d8 is illustra'tedfin theaccompanying, drawings, in 'which the-shaft is provided with an angularportion d, and the gear d is provided with a corresponding axle openingfor the reception of this portion of the shaft.

Rotation is imparted to the shaft d, and through the gears di, b4 to theshafted2 by the engagement of the gear d with any one of the In theparticular embodiment of my 'indrive surfaces d3.. The shaft d8 isjournaled at its inner en'd in al bearing dl, which is mounted looselyupon the shaft d5, 'so that it may be shifted lengthwise of the latter,and this bearing is provided with a bracket or extension d1", having aslot d therein, the Walls of which are designed to be engaged bymechanism to shift the bearing d7 lengthwise of the shaft d, and therebycarry the u engages the gear d by projecting into a groove du betweenannular shoulders on the hub lsthereof It is obvious that as the sleeved is reciprocated along the guide d,

the gear d-will be shifted in unison through the intermediary of thefork dl.

The means for controlling the transmitting mechanism from the operatorsseat includes an operating lever E,having a pivotal movement, and aturning movement about its longitudinal axis, a link e shifted in -thepivotal'movement of the lever E, having an operative connection with thesleeve d, and a' linke having an operative connection with the bracketor extension d1".

The lever E is pivoted to one side of the body or box A Within reach oftlre operator,

is movable on its pivot for changing the speed of the mova le bottom,and on its longitudinal axis for moving the actuating.

mechanism out of operative connection with the movable bottom. Saidlever is provided with an arm e2 extending laterally from its pivotedend so that said arm will not'partake of the movement of the lever whenrocked on its pivot, and the intermediate portion of said lever isrovided with a slide e3, which is movable a ong the guide efy fixed tothe body or box A. As seen in Fig. 2, the lever is held in its adjustedposition when rocked on its pivot by the sto s e5 formed in the plate e,which is fixed to t e body or box A, the number and position of thestops e5 corresponding to the gears d3.

Interposed between the rear end of the link e and the bracket orextension d is a rockshaft E', which is journaled in a bearing e7usually formed in the hanger C in which the driving shaft is journaled,is provided with crank arms e e9, the arm e8 being provided with a wiperel", which is movable in the slot d, and is normally arranged in thesocket 15, at one end of said slot thus locking the member d in itsoperative position. The links e e connect, respectively, the arm e2 ofthe lever E with the crank arm e9 of the rockshaft E, and the slide e3with the sleeve d. In use when it is desired to discontinue the atingthe rock-shaft E', which in acting on the bracket d1 moves the member dlatermoved lradially of the member vcl' to its desired position byrocking the lever E on its pivot, and the member d again thrown intoconnection with the member d. However, it will be obvious that the gearmay be moved radially'of the member d without first throwing the memberd out of connection with the member d. Y

The construction and operation 'of my fertilizer-distributer I will nowbe readily understood 'upon reference to the foregoing description andthe 'accompanying drawings, and it will be noted that more' or lesschange may be made in the construction and operation of the componentarts thereof without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In a fertilizer distributer, a movable bottom, actuating mechanismfor said bottom driven from the axle of the distributer, said mechanismincluding a driving element having differential drive surfaces, andtransmitting mechanism having an element coacting with said surfaces,and means for changingv the relative osition of the latter element inrelation to t e driving element in f two directions, said meansincluding a single controlling lever.

2. In a fertilizer distributer, a movable bottom, actuating mechanismfor said bottom driven from the axle of the distributer, said mechanismincluding a driving element having differential drive surfaces, andtransmitting means including a gear coacting with said surfaces, andmeans for shifting said gear relative to the driving element in twodirections at right angles to each other, said shifting means includinga single lever, operated from the operators seat, for controlling bothmovements.

3. In a fertilizer distributer, a movable bottom, actuating mechanismfor said bottom driven from the axle of the distributor, said mechanismincluding a driving element having differential drive surfaces, andtransmitting means including a gear element coacting with said surfaces,one of said elements being shiftable in two directions relative to theother to bring the gear element into and out of the plane of operationof the driving element and out of register with one of the drivesurfaces and into register with another of said surfaces and means foreffecting the movements in two directions of the relatively shiftableelement, including a lever. I

4. ln a fertilizer-distributer, a movable bottom, actuating mechanismfor said bottom driven from the axle of the distributor, said mechanismincluding a rotating driving element having a plurality of differentialdrive surfacesy arranged concentric to the axis of rotation of thedriving element, transmitting means including an element having lateraland radial adjustment in relation to said drive surfaces, and a singleoperating lever for effecting both the lateral and thev radialadjustments, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

'5. In a fertilizerk distributer, a movable bottom, actuating mechanismfor said lbottom drivenfrom the axle of the distributer, said mechanismincluding a driving element having differential drive surfaces, andtransmitting means including alaterally-shiftable shaft and a gearmounted thereon for driving the same, said gear being shiftable axiallyof the shaft, means for shifting said gear axially and means forshifting the shaft to carryT the gear into and out of the operativeplane of the driving element the two means having an operating lever inlcommon.

6. In a fertilizer-distributer, a movable bottom, actuating mechanism'for said bottom driven from the axle of the'distributer, said mechanismincluding a driving element having differential drive surfaces, andtrans# mitting means including a laterally-shiftable shaft, a shiftablebearing for one end of the shaft, a gear mounted 0n the shaft, and meansfor shifting said bearing including a rock link interposed shaft havinga usher, a hand lever, and a etween the lever and said rock shaft,substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a fertilizer distributer,` a movable bottom, actuatingmechanismfor the movable bottom, said actuating mechanism comprisingmeans f-or varying the s eedof the bottom, said mechanism being alsomovable out of operative connection with themovable bottom, and anoperatin to the body ofA the fertilizer istributer and i also journaledto 'said body,said lever being connected to said actuating mechanism forvarying the speed ofthe bottom and` moving said mechanism out ofoperative connection with tlie bottom.

8. In a fertilizer distributer, a movable bottom, a driving shaft, powertransmitting mechanism connecting the shaft and the movable" bottom,said ower-transmitting mechamsm com )rlslng r1v1ng .and driven elements,one o said elements being movable laterally relatively to the otherelement,

saidone of the elements being provided with a slotted extension, saidslot being formed with a socket at one end thereof, a rock-arm journaled in the body of the fertilizer distributer and provided with apin movable in the in being arranged` in the socket nection with thedriving element, i a hand lever, and a link interposed between the sameand the rock shaft.

9. In a fertilizer -distributer, a movable bottom, a driving shaft,actuating mechanlever pivoted Vism connecting the movable bottom and the`driving and driven members, one of said members being provided with aplurality of gears of different sizes, and the other being provided witha gear for meshing with any one of the plurality of gears, said gearbein movable radially of the member provided With a plurality of gears,and one of said members being movable relatively to the other forengaging and disengaging said members, an operating lever pivoted -tothe body of the fertilizer-distributer, said lever being connected tothe gear for moving the sameI radially of the member provided with aplurality of gears and to the relatively movable member for engaging anddisengaging said members from each other, substantially as and for thepurpose specified. j

` 10. Ina fertilizer-distributer, a movable bottom, actuatin mechanismfor the movable bottom, sai actuating mechanism being movable out ofoperative connection with the movable bottom and provided with means forvarying the speed of the movable bottom, and an operatmg lever pivotedto the body of the fertilizer-dlstribu ter and con# ynected to theactuating mechanism, said lever being movable on its longitudinal axisfor-moving the actuatin mechanism out of operative connection wii themovable bottom and on its pivot for varying the speed of thev movablebottom, substantially as and for the urpose s eciied.

11. n a yferti izer-distributer, a movable bottom, a driving shaft,power-transmitting mechanism connecting the movable bottom and theshaft, said ower-transmitting mechanism consisting ofp driving anddriven members, one of said members being. provided With a plurality ofgears of dierent sizes, the other being provided with a gear normally inmesh with one of said gears of said one vmember, said gear being movablelongitudinally of said other member and one of said members beingmovablev relatively to the other for disconnecting the said member, anoperating lever pivoted to the body of the powertransmitting mechanism,said lever being `connected to the gear yand movable on its pivot foradjusting the gear longitudinally of Said other member, and alsoconnected to said other member and movable on its longitudinal axis formoving said other member out of connection with said one member, sub?stantially as and for the pur ose set forth.

In testimony whereof, have hereunto signed my name the presence oftwoattesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 8th day of eptember, 1902.

WARREN E. WARNER. Witnesses: D. LAvINE,

F. G. BODELL.

